New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-24
LETTERS ON CURRENT TOPICS.
THE UTE SCARE IN COLORADO.
is THE CUPIDITY OF LAND GRADERS ITS ONLY
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To the RdUor me tribune.
SIR: Tie dispatch from Chcsgo in to-day's
T IBUNE bonded "W coming frightened by the
Uts would be too iudricrous for serious notice by
any familiar with the facts il it were not that We
know underlying it looms up the po>sibility OF
another of those of TO berry and bloodsbed
that bage often darkened the history OF our deal
ing- with the Indians. The idea OF a little remnant
OF about l60 Ute braves which poor cid Colorow, the
Chief after his most strenuous efforts might possibly
call toge her. imperecty armed, win no resources
Ia supplies OF either ammunition or food wbUse only
safetI from utter anDihilson lies in preserving the
peace frightening the countless thousands OF we'll
TED, wellarmed win ties by which their little reserve
ton is surrounded deceiyes but those unac
quaInted with the circumstances. Again and again
the brave Ues have given up their territory, winch
once extended over the larger part Of Southern
Colorado and Western Kansas, until at the last treaty
in 1870 made With the Government through the
Board OF Indian Con mssiou-rs they were reduced TO
the smallest possible limits IN the heart OF the Rocky
Mountains But the possibility that there may be
gold silver though OF the very least probability,
aud tho know that there q few grassy spots
along the shallow stresn where the lnlian can feed
his ponies anu his corn and wateimeious Is 100
great incentive to the greedy laud grabbers sur
rounding him and now they have trumped up this
excuse OF 1.-TWO renegade indians seeking rouge on
the Ute eivatIon" to get up a raldit Iarty OF
hun lreds suph de Wen as are always TO he found
them, raise tue cry OF the sc, there danger. mako
q sweeping raid into the reservation, wipe out the
Indians, oiyde the land among themselves, seud In
their hill tor services arms, horses forage, etc. And
pretty heavy bil has a~ays been IN like Cases the
Dnncombe statesmen OF th- locality allow 1t land
generally they have very liberal slice themselvesl
and tn, United STATES Treasury dnay pays 1t. What
DO they osre II sore more OF Innocent immigrants.
who in ignorance have been induced to settle against
law within the limits OF the reservation, are killed
These ide fellows get the land in possession, secure
liberal pay tor time which would otherwise be spent
around the gambling table few Ut them get killed,
anu another dark page 10 added TO our history
That the Utss are brave people IS we'll known and
that they will sell their lives and part WITH their Last
iOothold upon their native soil dearly possible
IL quite probable; and what t~ir-thiDkin2 man IN
blame them Tue tact that there are 100 volunteers
ALREADY iuOupted, armed and ready TO stnrt from
Rawlings. which lies near enough 10 the head OF The
valley Tor quick attack, shows that the whole thing
has been planned Tor time, aud the TACT lac
are intoImecj that the United States Army officers
quiet and not IN the least ANXIOUS about the
Indians making an attack on the White settlers makes
it Clear that they know very we'll It is the swoss
whites that should lie suppressed and the Indians,
who are, evidently, the most frightened ot ali
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WerneysriLe. Penn, Aug 10, 1887.